The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-20

paying SO per 1000 for oranges, regardless
of color, only requiring good, sound frui1
L. W. Cowdery, Of Lakeland, has very
curious fowl which he calls a Mexican Vul-
ture 1t is very curious bird, closely re-
sembling a cross between game chicken
and guinea. 1t is genuine curiosity
and will in few days be sent to the Sub
| Tropical.
Florida Cracker: During a recent visit
| to G. F. Heyer we were shown Bible
| owned by that gentleman, l43 years old
! Everything of any possible interest suitable
for a Bible can be found in it, and the bind
ing is better now, Notwithstanding hard
usage. than most books Of this generation
George II. Stuart, who was shot on last
Saturday night at Chuluota by William
Barfield, is reported as being somewhat bet
ter. Barfield, who escaped at the time, Is
being hard pressed by Sheriff Anderson
with almost a certainty of being caught.
He was seen crossing the st. Johns river at
Cooks Ferry, and the Sheriff has covered
every point by telegraph.
Many of Apopka's citizens are going into
tobacco culture Professor George A. Har-
rison will plant about ten acres, A. ID.
Mark four, j. NJ. Bedford two, d. NJ. Cum
minis two and Others will put in small
patches DR.. d. T. Patton will be glad 10
furnish seed to all who desire them, he hav-
ing received a supply through the courtesy
of the South Florida Railroad Company.
A six-year- old colored boy, son of Henry
Watson, who lives on Mr.. Henry Whites
place, five miles north of Quincy, caught
fire Tuesday morning last, and burned to a
crisp, while his mother had gone on visit
to her brother, on an adjoining plantation
When she returned home the child had
crawled to the bed and was lying in it dead
not a thread of clothing on him-all being
burned off while he was on the floor,
A Florida drummer reports that while
on train coming from Plant
City, they stopped to break up
the quarantine camp, and when the
workmen raised the floor of one of the tents
fine rattlesnake was found quietly slum-
bering beneath. No one can account for
his presence there, but it is supposed he
was the offspring of three empty bottles
two quarts and a pint-which were found in
close proximity, and which had strong
flavor of fusil oil Fusil oil is used for
''fumigatingn yellow fever suspects, and
while it smells like ''red-eye.n no one would
cast such a reflection on the quarantine
boys-besides Polk is dry county.
The Kissimmee correspondent of the SA-
vANNAH MORNING NEWS writes as follows
The first term of the Osceola county Circuit
Court convened, with Judge John d. Broome
presiding, on Thursday, Dec Is, Acting
States Attorney w. L. Pa mer in attend
ance, together with good representation
from the Orange county bar. Owing to the
bill creating this county leaving some doubts
as to qualified voters, there having been no
registration since the creation of the county,
court adjourned until Feb. Z, by which time
it is expected to have qualified jurors. G. F.
Parker, formerly of Waycross, Ga, was
admitted to the bar by Judge Broome The
general manager, Capt. r. f. Rose, of the
famous st. Cloud sugar plantation, expects
to test his great sugar refinery in February
Business is beginning to get on its feet again.
On our streets are seen a great many new
faces Trains are now running to Tampa,
but under some slight restrictions, not re
manning over night